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THIRD SERIES. Vol. XI, No. 4 



HOME ECONOMICS 



INFORMATION FOR TEACHERS IN THE 
SCHOOLS OF CALIFORNIA 



OCTOBER, 1917 



PUBLISHED BY THE 

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 

BERKELEY 



Administrative Bulletins of the University of California 

1917-18 No. 7 



University of California Bulletin 

THIRD SERIES. Vol. XI, No. 4 



HOME ECONOMICS 



INFORMATION FOR TEACHERS IN THE 
SCHOOLS OF CALIFORNIA 



OCTOBER, 1917 



UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS 
BERKELEY 



D. ot D* 






HOME ECONOMICS 



The Department of Home Economics at the University of California 
desires and intends at all times to co-operate with those engaged in 
teaching this subject in the schools of the state. At the same time the 
department must satisfy the academic requirements of the University 
for the bachelor's degree. A careful survey of the relationship of the 
secondary school work to that of the University will show that there is 
every possibility for such co-operation if the a<lmission requirements of 
the University, as stated in the Circular of Information for August, 1917, 
are thoroughly understood and complied with. 

The aim of this statement, therefore, is to amplify and make clear to 
those wishing such information the requirements therein specified. 

The present condition of Home Economics work done in secondary 
schools, so far as recognition by the University of California is concerned, 
is as follows: Of the 45 units required for matriculation, 9, or one-fifth 
of the whole, may be in Home Economies. The other units are divided 
thus: English must represent 6 units, or two-fifteenths of the whole; 
Mathematics, 6 units, or two-fifteenths of the whole; History, 3 units, or 
one-fifteenth of the whole; Foreign Languages, 6 units, or two-fifteenths; 
Natural Science, '■'< units, or one-fifteenth; additional advanced work in 
Foreign Languages, Mathematics, or Natural Science, 6 units, or two- 
fifteenths; other allowed electives, 6 units, or two-fifteenths. It is thus 
possible for Home Economics matriculation credit to be presented in as 
large amount as any two subjects chosen from English, Mathematics, 
Foreign Languages, History, or Natural Sciences. 

The reason for the limitation of credits from the so-called vocational 
subjects to 9 units, reckoned on the secondary school basis, is inherent 
in the nature of University degree work. The obvious fundamentals, 
without which constructive work cannot be undertaken in the University 
regardless of the curriculum chosen, are English, Mathematics, Foreign 
Language, History and Natural Sciences. In order that the minimum 
satisfactory training in these subjects shall be provided, at least 24 units 
must be specified. Of the 21 units remaining, 6 are required for ' ' advanced ' ' 
work in one of these fundamental subjects already mentioned. The 
secondary school student should, in the opinion of the University, have 
some acquaintance with the methods and the materials involved in the 
prosecution of at least one important study beyond the most elementary 



stage. That this advaneed work must be confined to the fundamentals, 
and not carried on in the Home Economies field, for example, is a re- 
(|uii-eiiieiit l>ased again upon the assumption that university degi'ee work 
must consist largely of such fundamentals, and only in the later years 
of the applications growing out of them. 

Of tlie 15 units lemaining as electives, 9 may be in Home Economics 
or similar fields, and (i must again lie chosen from tlie im})ortant sul)jects 
listed above. If all 15 units were to be chosen from vocational subjects, 
one-third of the total preparation of the student for the University pos- 
sibly might be devoted to material which is ordinarily not of direct 
academic value. This would result in an unfortunate loss of time for 
the student, lirought aliout by the necessity for Ijccoming familiar wdth 
the elementary parts of certain indispensable subjects during the valu- 
able University years. Thus, for example, the ability to reail such foreign 
languages as French and German should be part of the equipment of the 
entering first-year student, to be used as a tool in the study of the liter- 
ature, history, or scientific contributions of the Frencdi and German 
nations. Sucli study is delayed or becomes impossible when tlie languages 
must be taken up for the first time in the T^niversity. 

When the study of Home Economics is only begun in the si^condary 
S(diool, and continued in the ITuiversity or in the intelligent experience of 
tlie uni\'eisity graduate, such a loss of time does not occur. No founda- 
tions are neglected if the Home Economics secondary school work is 
slighted, for the foundations concerned are embraced in the study of 
natural science and economics. 

The ])rol)lem of such intensive applied work for the girl who does not 
go on to the University is, of course, a totally separate problem upon 
which this discussion cannot touch. The girls preparing for the Uni- 
versity may be divided into the two classes: those who go on with the 
study of Home Economics, or of nhifid siihjccis in the UniAersity, and 
those who do not. 

The two di\'isions of Home Economics, Household Art and Household 
Science, are so diverse in character that for the university student i»roper 
study of the one precludes anything but a cursory knowledge of the other. 
This is quite obviously and correctly not the case in the secondary school. 
If units are presented for entry to lioth divisions of the Home Economics 
Dejiartment, tliat one of them which is not to be pursued further in the 
University may preferal)ly be given the extra year of work in the high 
school. For the student intending to major in Household Science extra 
credits in chemistry, ])hysics, or physiology niay well be considereil more 
valuable than extra units from cooking or dietetics courses. 

For the second class of students, those who do not take further work 
in Home Economics in the University, the case is merely negative. 



If so generous an allotment as 9 units, or three years' work, is to be 
accepted, then some standard should lie set for the character of that 
work, and good and bad secondary school courses should not be longer 
rated indiscriminately as of equal value. 

The Circular of Information, page 90, under "Food Preparation," 
Subject 18d, gives the requirement for Household Science. 

' ' The requirement represents at least a daily exercise during one or 
two school years, which falls within the last two years of preparation for 
college, and which is preceded or accompanied by such a course in 
Chemistry or Physics as satisfies the requirements of subjects 11 or 12?;. 
A notebook (see under Physics) is required." 

On page 66 recommendations for various curricula will be found. 
"Home Economics: leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts in House- 
hold Science. Eequired: Group I, with Chemistry (12h). Recommended: 
Physics (11), Industrial Arts (ISd, 6 units). 

This requirement need in no way cause injustice to the student, 
since the natural sciences mentioned are part of the general admission 
requirements already in force. Thus that ]iart of secondary school 
Home Economics work wliicdi is concerned with foods and cooking must 
be made to conform with a given standanl in order to be accepted as 
admission credit. Other cooking courses naturally would be offered for 
younger students and for those whose desire or capacity does not include 
scientific training or entrance to the University. However, since such 
work is already being offered in most of the elementary schools, there 
would appear to be very little reason for including it in the secondary 
school S(diedule, if siudi inclusion means the exclusion of the scientifically 
directed courses described above. 

The chemistry course acceptal)le as prerequisite to the accredited 
cooking course cannot be in the nature of a so-called domestic chemistry 
course, since here again the spirit of pursuit of fundamentals is not 
observed. The value of cojnpromise courses of this character is debat- 
able under any conditions, and their elimination from the secondary 
school curriculum is well worth considering. Their content may leason- 
ably be included in the cooking course, if there be required a definitely 
outlined prerequisite course in those essentials of chemistry and physics 
which are now more and more closely drawn together in the best teaching. 

For requirements on the Household Art side of Home Economics, 
reference should be made to the Circular of Information, page 66, under 
recommendations for various curricula. 

Home Economics: leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts in House- 
hold Art. Required: Group I, with Chemistry (12/;) and Botany (12c). 
Recommended: Freehand Drawing (16), Industrial Arts (18r^, 6 units). 
Page 61, Circular of Information: 



MATRTCULATION GROUP I 

The miiiiiiuiui requirements for complete matriculation in the College op 
Letters and Science and the College of commerce are as follows: 

English, two years 6 units 

(Subject 1.) 

Mathematics, two years 6 

Plane Geometry (2)* and Elem. Algebra (3). 

Foreign Languages, two years 6 

Any one of, or any combination from, the following: Latin 
(6)t, Greek (8), French (15«), German (15?j), Spanish 
(l.V). 
(See also subjects A and B under List of Prejiaratory Subjects.) 

History, one year 3 

U. S. (5), or Ancient (10), or Medieval and Modern (L3a), or 
English (l?,b). 

Natural Science (taken with laboratory work m classes of third- 

and fourth-year pupils), one year 3 

Physics (ir),t or Chemistry (12&),t or Botany (]2r), or 
Zoology (12J), or Physiology (12;'). 

Additional 6 

Any condonation from the following: 
Advanced Mathematics (4(i. 4/^ 12cO. 
Adilitional foreign language, ancient or modern (6, 7, S, 9, 

15). 
Additional La]>oratoi'y Science taken in (dasses of third- 
and fourth-year ]mi)ils (U, l'2b. 12c. 12r/. 12;). 

Elective 15 

(These may include nut more than 9 units chosen from subjects 
is to 21 and high school sul)jects not listed by the ITniversity.) 

Total 45 units 

The candidate for admission must have chosen his preparatory subjects 
in such a way as to have a total of 12 units of ''advanced" subjects. 
Ad\'anr-ed subjects are as follows: 4rt\ 4fl-, ih, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12 (excluding 



* The mimliers in parentheses refer to the niatricuhition sulijects listed on a pre- 
ceding; page: for example, 2 is plane geometry. 

t The University does not offer conrses e(|niva!ent to snb.iect 6 (elementary Latin). 
This subiect must be taken in the high school, if at all. Elementary physics and 
elementary chemistr-'- are offered in the summer session of the University, but not in 
the fall or s))ring sessions. 



sciences given in the first and second years of the high school), 13b, 14, 
15a% 15rt^ I5b% 15b*, 15r\ 15c^ 

It will be seen readily that by a selection of alternatives students 
may, in covering the minimum requirements for entrance to the College 
of Letters and Science, by the same courses prepare for college work in 
specific subjects classed under Household Art, such as the Study of 
Textiles, for which Natural Science, Chemistry {12b) should be chosen, 
also Botany (12r), which may be included under "Additional Laboratory 
Science. ' ' 

Of the 9 units allowed for electives it is recommended that 3 to 6 
units (University units)* be offered in "Clothing'' (18c) and "Shelter" 
(18f), Circular of Information, page 90. 

ISc. Clothing. (From 3 to 6 units.) 

All study which may be classed under this heading, whether of garment- 
making or millinery, should be based upon a careful study of the pro- 
jiortions of the figure to be fitted and of the principles of construction 
underlying the making of such garments, with emphasis upon the choice 
of texture and color in serviceable and sviitable material. Emphasis 
should also be laid upon efficient workmanship in carrying out these 
processes. 

This work should represent a daily exercise for two school years, 
preferably during the last two years of preparation for the University. 

Elemeniary sewing courses should include practice in mending, in 
renovation of clothing, in preparation and care of household fabrics, in 
the making of underwear, simple dresses, and infant layettes, with con- 
sideration of the purchase of suitable material for all of these problems. 
A brief introduction to the study of fibers and their production should be 
correlated with the course in geography; especially should cotton and flax 
be considered with this course, since they constitute the materials chiefly 
used in elementary work. 

Advanced seicing courses should include the ])riiiciples of construction 
as applied to dressmaking: (1) through the skillful and appropriate use 
of ready-made paper patterns, (2) by problems in simple drafting of 
typical forms and the adaptation of these to other forms and to the 
prevailing style, (3) through practice in modeling on the form in tissue 
paper, cambric, crinoline or unbleached muslin, with careful study of 
the proportions of the figure to l>e fitted and the selection of suitable 



* Viiitx of Credit. — The amount of work represented both by preparatory or his:h 
school subjects and by the University courses is specified quantitatively. In the 
University a unit sifrnifies one hour per week of recitation or lecture, with preparation 
therefor, during one half-year. A course of study taken in the preparatory school for 
one year at five periods per week is valued at 3 units. Ijaboratory hours not requiring 
preparation are estimated at a lower rate than recitations and lectures. 



material for some of the models so designed to be carried out as finished 
garments. Silk and woolen materials should be used in many of these 
problems and discussion of them as the two remaining important fibers 
in commercial production and manufacture should be included. 

TaUoriiiij courses should include the cutting, inner construction, fitting 
and finishing with good technique of at least one street suit (a coat and 
skirt) preferably of wool, or a sport suit of wool. 
18f. Shelter. (IVa units.) 

Housing, separate and eo]lecti\'e, with elcnu'ntary jjroblenis in sanitation, 
house management and the choice and purchase of equii)ment. 

The school work in textiles should always be given in connection with 
the sewing courses and should be chieliy concerned with the selection and 
choice of suitalde materials for the pui-pose in hand, with explanation of 
their relati\c merits from the standpoint of fiber (cotton, flax, wool, and 
silk), texture, dural)ilit_y, modes of manufacture and the corresponding 
ratio in jirice as offered l)y tlie I'etail traile today. Simple chemical tests 
using conimon household acids and alkalis, as well as physical tests, 
should be given in order to distinguisli these fibers in their purity, or 
adulteration for the sake of cheaper production. 

The best use of material ami the jirovention of waste taught by 
liroldems in the care and lenovation of garments and household fabrics 
is of the utmost imjiortance, as is evidenced today in the industrial and 
economics experience of the nations at war. 

The tailoring problem is of the utmost importance. It establishes a 
standard of workmansliip an<l construction which ordinary sewing and 
dressmaking do not accomplish. Girls so equipped have an excellent 
foundation with which to meet these needs of every-day life, when 
leaving school, whether to become home-makers, business women, or 
teachei's of this sul>ject. If the procedui-e outlined in the foregoing quo- 
tation from tlie Circular of Information under ''Advanced Sewing" is 
faithfully followeil in secondary s(du)ol courses, with the addition of 
tailoring ])roldeins for the mature students who intend to matriculate for 
a uni\t'rsity course, w(> shall have as a result a good foundation upon 
which to liuild the college woik in Original Costume Design, wdiich can 
only l)e accomplished successfully after years of experience in drawing 
and designing with pencil and brush, as well as by the technical ex- 
perience acquired through the handling of real materials in practical 
])i-oblenis sii(di as sewing, di-afting, cutting, fitting, and finishing of actual 
garments. 

The wi-ic selection from and adaptation of ready-made paper patterns 
and of the styles oflPered by rejiutable fashion magazines fui-nish ample 
oiiportiinity in school work for establishing standai'ds of taste, common 
sense and distinction in dress. 



Much might, be accomplished in this couuection by teachers who are 
familiar with the History and Art and of Costume by placing color re- 
productions of portraits by great masters on the walls of the classroom. 
These portraits might be used to illustrate the use and combination of fabrics 
of which the students will have learned the names and textures in their 
sewing and textile lessons. They may be used ajso to illustrate the 
types and styles of beauty which have become standards by which to 
measure the extremes of cjuality, and the good or bad taste resulting 
therefrom. 

The present day magazines offer so many excellent reproductions that 
teachers may, with a very small outlay of money, provide themselves with 
such illustrative material. Much interesting material on the craftsman 
side of decorative art may be gathered by the teachers by visiting the 
museums of the Affiliated Colleges of San Francisco, Golden Gate Park, 
and the Oakland Museum on Lake Merritt. 

A further choice of eleetives is recommended, namely, subject 17, 
Mechanical Drawing, and subject 16, Freehand Drawing. With the latter 
course, simple design in black and white and color, with problems of 
spacing, may well be included. Such ]»roblems should aim to cultivate 
in the minds of students the sense of jn'oportion and of fitness, without 
which no good work can be accomplislied in either elementary or ad- 
vanced work. 

The practical work of construction is simply another ''medium" in 
which design may be expressed. These mediums, namely, drawing and 
construction, enrich one another infinitely, in fact, neither is complete 
without the other when the actual professional work of teaching or de- 
signing is to be undertaken. 

A correlation of these courses is most desirable, since they may be- 
come mutually helpful in high degree. 

It is commonly understood by numbers of persons outside tlie Uni- 
versity that no Household Art work is available during the first and 
second years. It is true that no work is so specified, but those years 
may be definitely filled with prerequisite work which not only is necessary 
for the Junior Certificate but which offers preparation in Drawing, 
Gi-aphic Art, History, Economics, languages, all of which leail directly 
to the ad^^anced work of the upper division and the graduate years in 
the History of Costume, Life Drawing, Original Costume Design in Ma- 
terials, Textile Analysis, and all the courses which carry forward the 
study of "Housing" questions, A'iz., House Furnishing, Plumbing and 
Sanitation, and House Management. 

A similar condition prevails with regard to lower division work in 
Household Science. As was shown at the beginning of this statement, 
courses in applied science must be either frankly didactic and i;tilitarian, 



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and therefore of a character suitable for presentation in the secondary 
scdiool or in<lustrial institutions; or they must be built upon a thorough 
training in the underlying sciences involved. Such thorough training can 
only be begun in the high school, and can scarcely be considered com- 
pleted in the lower division of the University. If the university work 
in Household Science is to be of the latter variety, lower division courses 
in that department must be considered unnecessary and anomalous. The 
first two years of the student's residence at the University are, therefore, 
occupied with the indispensable study of courses in chemistry, bacteri- 
ology, physiology, and economics. 

The following statements are cpioted from the Circular of Information, 
pages 111-117, and the Announcement of Courses, pages 142-147, for 
1917-18, concerning the work in Home Economics which may be under- 
taken in the Universitv. 



COLLEGE OF LETTERS AND SCIENCE 

Lower Division 

The work of the lower division comprises the studies of the freshman 
and sophomore years. The junior certificate marks the transition from 
the lower division to the upper division of the undergraduate course. 

All candidates for the liachelor's degree in the College of Letters and 
Science nuist cpialify for the junior certificate before proceeding to the 
upper division. (loncerning u]>por di\isi(in reijuircniciils, see Upper Division, 
in later jiages of this circular. 

AiiKiiiiif of Credit I!{'(inir('<l. — For the junior certificate, 64 units of 
university work are i-e(|uired, in ad<lition to sul)jects A and B, and in 
addition to tlie 4.3 units lequireil for matriculation, making a total of 
109 units. A surjilus matriculation credit does not reduce the amount of 
work (iiornially 64) re(|uired in the lower division, exce]it under condi- 
tions specified in the section ])ertnining to surplus matriculation credit 
as gi\-en on ]iage 70. Tliese ()4 units of lower di\'ision credit may normally 
]>e completed in two years, but students are re<|uired to remain in the 
lower iVi vision only until they are alile to complete the recjuirements for 
the junior certificate. Students in the lower division may, with the 
approval of the study-lists committee, take as high as 19 units of uni- 
versity work per half-year, in addition to the prescribed courses in mili- 
tary science, jiliysical education, and liygiene. 

But th(> iiinnber of units which the student must average term by term, 
in order to complete in two years the work of the lower division, is 
sixteen. Regular students, then, ought not to take much less than sixteen 
units, and beginners should not attempt more without oflfieial advice. 



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Honorable Mention trith the Junior Certificate ; Candidacy for Honors. — 
Honorable mention with the junior certificate is awarded to students who 
have attained at least second grade in forty-eight (48) units of their 
freshman and sophomore courses. The list of students who receive 
honorable mention with the junior certificate is published, and this list 
is sent to members of the faculty of Letters and Science and to pros- 
pective students of the junior class. A student whose name appears 
upon this list, unless he prefer not to enter for honors, should at the 
beginning of his junior year report immediately to the department of 
his major work. The department will advise him in the choice of his 
studies and will specifically approve all courses taken in the department. 
Concerning procedure in candidacy for honors, see Upper Division, in 
later pages of this circular. 

Subject A, oral and written expression in English, is a requirement 
for junior standing in all colleges and courses at Berkeley, including the 
colleges of engineering and chemistry. It applies to students who grail- 
uate by the junior certificate plan as well as to those who graduate with- 
out the junior certificate. The requirement is additional to the "courses" 
or "units", in English and other subjects, tabulated below, and can be 
satisfied only by passing an examination. This examination is given 
each half-year shortly after the opening of the session. Every intrant 
admitted to regular first -year or second-year standing is required to take 
an examination in subject A during his first half-year. Failure to take 
the examination in subject A at the time required, or failure to pass, has 
the same effect upon the student's standing as a failure to })ass in an 
ordinary course. 

Subject B. — (a) For the Junior Certificate. The junior certificate will 
be grante<l only to such candidates as shall demonstrate their ability 
to read intelligently a piece of ordinary prose in French, German, Greek, 
Italian, Latin, or Spanish, and to render it into good Englisli. Students 
should concentrate on one foreign language (the one needed in future 
work) and should make use of this language as soon as possible. This 
requirement, like subject A, is not to be satisfied by the mere completion 
of courses or units; it may be satisfied only by passing an examination 
set by a university committee. This requirement is known as "Subject 
B. ' ' Students who have entered the University from institutions in a 
foreign country, in which the language of instruction is otlior than English, 
mav, at the discretion of the Committee on Credentials, l)e i)ermitted to 
substitute for the regular examination in subject B an examination which 
shall consist of translation into the language in whi(di their preparatory 
training has been received of a passage of English or a passage of French. 
German, Greek, Italian, Latin, or Spanish. 



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(h) For Honors. Each department is authorized to require of students 
who wisli to be candidates for honors in that department, in addition to 
the prerequisites for specific courses, a reading knowledge of one of the 
foreign languages mentioned in the preceding paragraph. Individual 
instructors may make such further language requirements for specific 
courses as they deem wise, but such requirements shall be explicitly stated 
in the Announcement of Courses. 

All DHitricuhjtioii (h'pcieiicirs nuist lie removed before the student leaves 
the lower division. Students who do not take military science, physical 
education, or hygiene must make up the deficiency in hours in other 
departments of study. 

1. ilol ririihitioii. — TJie candidate for admission nuist have idiosen his 
45 units in such a way as to have a total of 12 units of su]>jects designated 
as "advanced," including one of the following sciences, if taken with 
laboratory work, in the third or fourth year of the high school course: 
physics, chemistry, botany, zoology, physiology. Students who enter the 
University witliout the re(|uii'ed work in science may i-emo\'e this de- 
ficiency onl}' l)y taking a<lditional work in science after admission; a 
matriculation deficiency in chemistry or jihysics can be made up in the 
University only during the summer session. The ]ire]iaratory subjects 
listed as "advanced" are 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12 (excluding tlie sciences of the 
first and second years of the high sidiool), l?>h, 14, l.'xr', I'xi^ l')lr\ lob*, 

Of foreign language (Greek, Latin, German, etc.) the student must 
have credit for 12 units, unless he has <'redit also for intermediate or 
adA'ancod mathematics or surjdus advanceil science, in whi(di case not to 
exceed li units of sudi woik in science or matliematics or a coniliination 
of the tAvo nia,A- lie sulistituted for an equal amount of foreign language. 

A]iplicants who exjiect to take up courses of study ]iresui)posin:^ a 
knowledge of the elenu^nts of jthysics or chemistry, with laboratory 
practice (matriculation sulijects 11, 12/>), shoubl take thi-< work either 
during the high sc]i0(d' course or dui'ing the uni\'ersity summer sessions. 
No e(|uivalent for this work is oifered during the regular sessions of the 
University. Applicants for covirses of study requiring matriculation 
Latin, subject 6, should notice that the University does not offer instruc- 
tion in this subject in any session. See Eecommeiidations for tlie Various 
Gurricula, undei- Admission Eecjuirements, al)ove. 

2. riini A. — The ]-e(|uirements in mathematics and logic are as follows: 
A total of 12 units in mathematics, or in mathematics and logic, with 
the following I'csti'ictions: there must be a mininiuin of (! units of mathe- 
matics foi- matriculation (sul)jects 2, ;! ) ; those who enter the University 
with but (i units of mathematics must complete the required 12 units. 



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by taking either 6 units in mathematics alone, or 6 luiits in logic alone; 
tliose who bring more than 6 and less than 12 units of mathematics for 
matriculation may complete the required 12 units either in mathematics, 
or in logic, or in a combination of the two. For students who in any 
half-year complete a five-unit lower division course in mathematics, the 
prescription in mathematics is reduced by one (1) unit for each five-unit 
course so taken. 

.3. Plan. iJ.-^Students in this group must have credit for 12 units in 
mathematics, without alternative for any part thereof. For stvidents 
who in any half-year complete a five-unit lower division course in mathe- 
matics, the prescription in mathematics is reduced by one (1) unit for 
each five-unit course so taken. 

Home Economics. — Students who intend to do advanced work in House- 
hold Art should have completed the recjuirements for the junior certificate 
in the College of Letters and Science, including matriculation subjects 
18c and 18<' or their equivalents, and botany, chemistry, and drawing 
(subjects 12c and 12& and 16), Graphic Art 6, History 1a-1b, Economics 
1a-1b. Courses recommended: Chemistry 1a-1b and Graphic Art 14a-14b, 
Architecture 5, Political Science 1a, 1b, Drawing 9. Students who intend 
to specialize in house furnishing should take in addition Drawing CD; 
Drawing 3a, 3b, and 3c are recommended. Students who intend to spec- 
ialize in scientific study of textiles should take Chemistry 1a-1b. 

To enter on advanced work in Household Science the student should 
have completed the requirements for the junior certificate in the College 
of Letters and Science, including matriculation sidjject 18d, Chemistry 
1a-1b, 5, Sa-Sb; Economics 1a-1b. Political Science 1a, 1b, Physiology 1, 
and Bacteriology 1 are strongly recommended. 

See Junior College Bulletin of the TTniversity of California for sug- 
gested schedules of Home Economics. 



Upper Division 

Students will not be registered in the upjier division until all matric- 
ulation and lower division recjuirements have been completed. 

The minimum requirements for graduation which must be satisfied by 
all students during their residence in the upper division are as follows: 

1. Except as provided below, the work of the u]iper division must be 
extended over a period of not less than two years' residence.* Two 
summer sessions are equivalent in point of residence to one half-year. 



* This rule may, in exceptional cases, be set aside: but only on condition that the 
student devote more than four years to the completion of the undergraduate curriculum. 
The requirement of two years' of residence in the upi.ier division does not apply toi 
students who receive honors at graduation. 



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Study-list limits per half-year iu the upper division, 12-16 units; summer 
session, 4-6 units. 

2. The amount of work done by each student must be sufficient, when 
added to that already completed by him in the lower division, to amount 
to 124 units. 

3. At least 36 units of work must be done in major courses (i.e., in 
courses designated by the numbers 100-199), in any of the following 
departments: 

Agriculture Jurisprudence 

Anatomy Latin 

Anthropology Mathematics 

Architecture Mechanical and Electrical Engineering 

Astronomy Mining and Metallurgy 

Biochemistry and Pharmacology Music 

Botany Oriental Languages 

Celtic Palaeontology 

Chemistry Pathology and Bacteriology 

Civil Engineering Philosophy 

Drawing and Art Physical Education for Men 

Economies Physical Elducation for Women 

Education Physics 

English Physiology 

Geography Political Science 

Geology and Mineralogy Public Speaking 

German Romanic Languages 

Greek Sanskrit 

History Semitic Languages 

Home Economics Slavic Languages 

Hygiene Zoology 

Irrigation 

4. At least 12 of tlie 36 units required under (.'!) must be taken in 
the major courses of a single <lepartment, ex(dusive of the de])artments 
of Agriculture, :\Ie(dianical Engineering, Mining, Civil Engineering, and 
Irrigation. 



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HOME ECONOMICS 

Mary F. Patterson, Assistant Professor of Household Art. 

Agnes F. Morgan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Household Science. 

Josephine E. Davis, M.A., Assistant Professor of Household Science. 

John W. Gilmore, M.S., Professor of Agronomy. 

Ethel E. Taylor, B.S., Instructor in Textiles. 

Gertrude Percival, A.B., Assistant in Household Art. 

Edith L. Brown, M.S., Laboratory Assistant in Household Science. 

Two distinct courses of study are offered under the general head of 
Home Economics, one in Household Art and the other in Household 
Science. These two courses may be combined by the individual student 
with the consent of the department. Such a combination is often imprac- 
ticable, however, on account of the prerequisite drawing and design on 
the one hand and the prerequisite chemistry on the other. Students 
who wish to enter upon either of these courses of study or upon a 
combination of the two are urged to include in their work for matricu- 
lation, elementary chemistry, freehand drawing, cooking, and sewing as 
described under subjects 12b, 16, and 18 in the Circular of Information, 
Academic Departments. 

HOUSEHOLD ART 

Students who intend to do advanced work in household art should 
have completed matriculation subjects 18c and 18r, or their equivalents, 
and botany and chemistry. Lower division work at the University should 
include History 1a-1b; Economies 1a-1b; Household Art 122; Graphic 
Art 6. Courses recommended: Chemistry 1a-1b; Graphic Art 7 and 14.\- 
14b ; Drawing 9; Architecture 5; Political Science 1a. 1b; Philosophy 
36a-36b. Students who intend to specialize in house furnishing should 
take in addition Drawing CD; Drawing .3a. 3b, and 3c are recommended. 
Such a course of study precedes training in the upper division for special- 
ization in costume design and house furnishing. 

Honor-students in the Upper Division. — Req\iirements for candidacy for 
honors in household art at graduation are as follows: 

1. The creditable completion of 24 units of major work apj)roved by 
the department. 

2. The continuance of the honor-status, and the privileges and oppor- 
tunities offered to candidates thereby, depends upon the ability of the 
student to do original and independent work and upon the maintenance 
of a high standard in all courses as well as in the speidal honor-work 
undertaken. 

A reading knowledge of French, Italian, or German is most desirable. 
The artistic, historic, and economic aspects of "clothing" and "shelter" 
are possible fields for study. These fields may include the study of all 



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types of decorative aud applied art, the materials used, and their past 
and present mode of manufacture, whether by hand or machine processes. 
Such research is admirable as a basis for graduate work leading toward 
a master 's degree. 



UPPER DIVISION COURSES 

Note. — With course 194A-lt>lB it is strongly recommended that parallel 
courses be chosen from the following group: Graphic Art 114a-114b, 127a- 
127b, 128a-12Sb. Students who intend to enter the Seminar in Costume 
Design, 294a-294b, should normally complete these courses, and 192a-192b, 
193A-i93B, 194A-194B, 197 aud 198. 

*192a-192b. Application of the Principles of Design and Proportion to 
Costume. Assistant Professor I'atterson and Miss Percival. 

Study of tyj)ical jiattern forms; lal>oratory work in materials. 

3 hrs., thioughout the year; 1 unit each half-year. Th, 1-4. To pre- 
cede or to be taken "concurrently with course 193a-193b. Materials 
to be furnished l)y stu<lents. Prerequisite: matriculatiou subject 
18(' or equivalent. 

193a-193b. Tlie History of Costume. Assistant Professor Patterson. 

Costume as pictureil in the art of all ages, with a background of 

c07itemporary historical periods. Lectures illustrated with stere- 

ojiticon. Students will be required to make a style book, and a fee 

of $4 each half-year will be charged for the photographs so used. 

2 hrs., tluoughout the year; 2 units ea(di half-year. Tu Th, 10. Pre- 

requisite: History 1a-1b (will not be required of students grad- 
uating in Mny, 1917 or 1918). 

194a-194b. The History of Costume. Lal)Oratory course. 

Assistant Professor Patterson and Miss Percival. 
Rendering of stuffs in pencil and color; original problems; analysis of 
styles from photographs and reproductions. 

3 Ins., thioughout the year; 1 unit each half-year. Sec. I, Tu, 1-4; 

Sec. Jl, W, 1-4. Prerequisite: C4raphie Art 6, or equivalent. Course 
193a-193b is required concurrently. Graphic Art 7 and 14a-14b 
are I'ecommended. 

19.5a-19.")B. House Furn'ishing. 

Assistant Professor Patterson and Miss Percival. 

4 hrs., throughout the year; 2 units each half-year. Lectures, M, 11; 

laboratory, M, 1-4*. Prerequisite: Drawing CD, History 1a-1b, 
matriculation subject 18e. Architecture 110, Civil Engineering 125, 
and Househobl Art 160 and 198 shouhl, if possible, precede or 
parallel this. 

196. Teachers' Course. Miss Taylor. 

Lectures and discussion of methods. 

2 hrs., first half-year; 2 units. Tu Th, 1. Conferences to be arranged. 
Prerequisite: senior standing. 



Not siven in 1917-18. 



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187. E,.vi«v »,.! Di«n,»ion of Te.-lmiciu. by Practical P'-oW^-^^^^^ 

course 196. 

., -„ Ar^ -.1. Professor GiLMORE. 

122. Textile Eaw Materials. -v -r^-.o. +i.a 

T^ibers of commerce, an,! those with commercial possibilities, the 

"^^'liyskal and chemical qualities and ^'^--f -f -^.^/^L^'tmes 

their preparation for use on tilatures, cordage and fabius. i^ectuies 

and demonstrations. . , ^. , „„, 

2 hrs., secon<l half-year. Tu Th, 9. Prerequisite: matriculation chem- 
istry and botany. 

Miss Taylor. 

'\IXZ of the textile i„.l,.t,.ies, ...».."(-;'.■-. »^ f»"™-' "-'>-' 
of Sbera and fabrics, costs, garment constiuct.oii. 

« ^i -^^;eiSe^ to^^fiit^^wS u^- t:b:s;^5 

$1 50,r;:"-s l^st'of materials used for analysis and textile samples. 
Sewing materials to be furnished by students. 

Miss Taylor. 
160. House Managament. . 

Efficiency, service, convenienee. economy, as applied m the house o. 
institution. Lectures and discussions. ,„.,., ini 

2 hrs., second half-year; 2 units. Tu Th, 9. Prerequi-te. matin u- 
lation subject LSe or equivalent. Economics 1a-1b. 

The Stafe. 

instructor will be arranged. . . 

Cre!^t -t to exceed 2 units either half-year, will be determme.l an 
advance for each student. 

GRADUATE COURSES 
The Practice of Teaching. T-.vlor 

°'>SbrLSLE^^;iS';Lr;2™rr^s,i^^^^ 

Prerequisite or parallel: course 196. 
*294A-294B. Seminar in Costume ^""^'^^^^.^^^^^^ Professor Patterson. 

.,r::::;I:rt::T:::;^*^'^-rr:::5^^^^^^^ 

Outside reading required. 

* Not given in 191V-18. 



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297. Advanced Study. Assistant Professor Patterson. 

Hours to be arranged. 

Allied courses which may be taken as major work in household art, 
with the consen't of the department. 

Graphic Art 114. (Advanced work in Freehand Drawing). 

Assistant Professor JuDSON. 

Graphic Art 117. (Advanced Color Study.) 

Assistant Professor Neuhaus. 

Graphic Art U.S. (Advanced Design.) Assistant Professor Neuhaus. 

Graphic Art 127, 128. (Art Anatomy.) Mr. Nahl. 

A]-(diitecture 110. (Housing.) Assistant Professor Hays. 

Economics 1S2. (The Household as an Economic Agent.) 

Associate Professor Peixotto. 

C!ivil Engineering 125. (Pluml)ing, Heating, Ventilating, and Ligliting.) 

Assistant I'rofessor Laxgelier. 



HOUSEHOLD SCIENCE 

Stuilents who wish to do advanced woi-kTii household science shouhl 
have com]i]eted matriculation suV)ject IS*/. Course's in elementary and 
advanced cooking are not offered in the fall or spring sessions of the 
University ; they may, however, lie taken during the summer session. 
The lower division requirements are Ghemistry 1a-1b. ii, Sa-8b; Economies 
1a-1b. Political Science 1a, 1b. Bacteriology 1, Physiology 1 are strongly 
recommended. Sucdi a course of study precedes training in the upper 
division for siiecinlization in food economics or dietetics. 

n<iii(tr-Htttil()iff! in flir Upper Dirision. — Students who are eligible for 
the honor status are urged to enroll at the beginning of their third or 
junior year. The recommended sequence of courses for such students is 
as follows: third year, course IOIa-IOIb, Biochemistry 101; fourth year, 
120a-120b, 125 or 1.30, 199a-199b. Honors at graduation are awarded 
only on the basis of 24 units of major work and maintenance of the honor- 
status is dertendent u])on the attainment of consistently satisfactorv 
grades in other subjects, and of high credit in household science courses. 

Lahnrafnrii Frcs. — Courses 127, 1.30, 172 require a laboratory fee of $5, 
of which $2.50 is regarded as a deposit against breakage, the remainder 
after requisite deihu-tions to be returned to the student at the end of the 
course. 

Courses 101a-101b. 120a-120b, 125, 20(i renuire a 1al>oratorv fee of $10, 
of whi(di .$5 is regarded as a deposit against breakage, and sul»ject to the 
conditions mentioned above. 



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UPPER DIVISION COURSES 
lOlA-iniB. Fooil Ecoiioinics. Assistant Professor Davis. 

The composition, transportation, and preservation of c-omnion foods 
with reference to public economy and conservation; indiWdual 
selection and preparation of such food with reference to hygiene, 
nutritive value, flavor, and cost. 

8 hrs., throughout the year; 4 units each half-year. Lectures, Tu Th, 
9; laboratory or field work, Tu, 2-.5; S, 9-12. Prerequisite: Chem- 
istry lA-lB, 8a-Sb, matriculation subject \M (4 units). 

120A-120B. Dietetics. Assistant Professor Morgan. 

The quantitative basis of dietetics established through typical ex- 
periments in food analysis and calorimetry, digestion experiments, 
respiration and dietary records, nitrogen and mineral balances; the 
chemistry and physiology of digestion and metabolism with em- 
phasis upon energy relations; the application of these principles to 
l)ractical feeding ])roblems of the individual and the group. 

8 hrs., throughout the year; 4 units each half-year. Lecture, Tu Th, 
11; laboratory, M W, 8-11. Prerequisite:' Chemistry 5; course 
lOlA-lOlB, or Biochemistry 101 (5 units). 

'125. Quantitative Experimental Cookery. Assistant T'rofessor Davis. 

Practice in fooil preparation under controlled conditions, with quan- 
titative analysis of the materials and products. Investigation of 
special problems assigned to individual students. This course is 
preparatory to research work in the food and nutrition field. 

7 hrs., second half-year; 3 units. Lectures, W, 8; laboratory, M W, 
9-12. Prerequisite: course 101a-101b; Chemistry 5. 

126. Methods of Teaching Household Science. 

Assistant Professor Davis. 
Study of suitable equipment for teaching household science in elemen- 
tary and secondary schools; planning of courses, and of single 
lessons; observations of classes; practice in public demonstrations 
of food preparation and classification. 

4 hrs., first half-year; 2 units. Tu, 1, F, l-4< Prerequisite: course 
120a-120b, and at least ?, units of education. 

127. Elementary Food Course for Advanced Students. 

Assistant Professor Davis. 
A critical and constructive review of technique for students planning 
to teach cooking in the secondary schools. Open only to candidates 
for the teacher's recommendation offering a major or minor in 
household science. 

6 hrs., second half-year; 2 units. M W, 1-4. 



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130. The Nutrition of Devolojiiiieiit. Assistant I'l-ofessor Morgan. 

The C'heniistiy and {ihysioloyy of ovulation, intra nteiine development, 
lactation, and growth; normal and suhnoiinal nutrition in infancy 
and childhood; practice in the solution of feeding p)ol)lems. 

5 hrs., second half-year; 3 units. Lectures, Tu Th, 9; laboratory, Th, 
2-5. Prerecjuisite: course 12CIa. or Biochemistry 101. 

*172. Dyeing and Tt>xtile (Jhemistry. Assistant I'rofessor Morgan. 

The (diemical examination of common textiles; a study of the chem- 
istry of dyes and dyeing. 

4 hrs., lirst half-year; 2 units. Lecture, Tu, (»; laboratoiy, M, 1-4. 
Prere(iuisite: Household Art 198, (Uiemistry il. 

liiilA-199B. Honor Course. The Staff. 

Open only to candidates for honors; guidance for honor students in 
the prosecution of sjjecial reading, laboratory or field work. 

2 hrs., throughout the year, to lie arranged. 



GRADITATI-; COrRSKS 

The Tiactice of Tea(diing Household Sidence. 

(_)])portunity for ])ractice teacdiing under the direction of Assistant 
I'rofcssoi- Davis will be a\aiialde eithei- half-year in connection 
with Eilucation 201. l'reie((uisite or parallel: course 126. 

*20G. Lxperimental Methods in Metal lolisni. 

Laboratory jiractice in the urine, blood, food and other analyses 
requisite for ]irescribed feeding in distuibed conditions of digestion 
and metabolism; metabolism experiment-i on animal and human 
subjects. 

7 hrs., first half-year; 3 units. Lecture, ]\1, S; lahoi-atory, M, 9-12; 
Th, 1-4. Prerecjuisite: course 120a-] 20b. 

214. Research. Assistant Professor Morgan. 

The ]irinciples and methoils of jihysical and biological chemistry ap- 
plied to the investigation of problem-; concerned with food prep- 
niation and metabolism. 

Hours and topics to be arranged, either half-year. 

215. Special Studies. 

Hours and topics to b(> ;iriangeil, either half-year. 

216. Sennnar. Assistant Professor Morgan. 
Recent advances in the idiemistry of food and nutrition, metabolism, 

food economics, and dietetic therapy. 

2 hrs., first half-year, to be arranged. 



■ Xdt given in 1017-18. 



University of California Bulletin 

THIRD SERIES. Vol. XI, No. 4 
SUPPLEMENT 



The aocoiiipaiiyiiig bulletin may be secured, free of charge, by apply- 
ing to the Chairman of the Department of Home Economics of the 
University of California, Room HOO, Home Economics Building. 

The Circular of Information and Junior College Bulletin of the Uni- 
versity of California may be had, free of charge, by applying to the 
Recorder of the Faculties, 204 California Hall. 

The School of Education Announcement, which states the University 
requirements for the recommendation for the High School Teacher's 
Certificate, may also l)e had by applying to the Recorder of the Faculties. 

The Announcement of Courses for 1917-1918, with description of 
courses given, may be secured by applying to the Associated Students' 
store on the University campus, enclosing 15 cents (announcement 10 
cents, postage 5 cents). 

It is essential that all teachers provide themselves with these publi- 
cations, in order that they may wisely direct and advise high school 
students who wish to prepare for eiitrance to the University. 

The Department of Home Economics also wishes to come into direct 
touch with teachers of this suliject in the state. This end would be 
greatly facilitated if each tea(dier would send each year, in August, her 
name, address, the school where she is engaged, and the specific subjects 
taught, to the Chairman of the Department of Home Economics, Room 
;')00, Home Economics Building, in order that such addresses may be fre- 
quently verified and may be available for the n)ailing of our bulletins 
from time to time. 

Mary F. Patterson^, 
Chairman of Department of Home Economics, 
Assistant Pi'ofessor of Household Art, 
Universitv of California. 



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